Effects of food form and timing of ingestion on appetite and energy intake in lean young adults and in young adults with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Overweight and obesity have been attributed to increased eating frequency and the size of eating events. This study explored the influence of the timing of eating events and food form on appetite and daily energy intake.

Design

Crossover, clinical intervention where participants consumed 300-kcal loads of a solid (apple), semisolid (apple sauce), and beverage (apple juice) at a meal or 2 hours later (snack).

Subjects

Twenty normal-weight (body mass index 22.6+/-1.8) and 20 obese (body mass index 32.3+/-1.5) adults. There were 10 men and 10 women within each body mass index group.

Measurements

On six occasions, participants reported to the laboratory at their customary midday mealtime. Appetite questionnaires and motor skills tests were completed upon

SUBMITTER: Mattes RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2680008 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature